Sustainable diets and cancer: a systematic review

Nena Karavasiloglou; Sarah T. Pannen; Carmen Jochem; Tilman Kuhn; Sabine Rohrmann

doi:10.1007/s13668-022-00442-z

Sustainable diets and cancer: a systematic review

Nena Karavasiloglou^*, Sarah T. Pannen, Carmen Jochem, Tilman Kuhn, Sabine Rohrmann

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Abstract

This review aimed to investigate the association of sustainable diets in relation to cancer risk, cancer recurrence, and cancer-specific mortality in adults. More than 500 articles were initially identified. Nine articles were eligible for inclusion, presenting data from 8 prospective cohort studies, conducted in Europe and the USA. The sustainability indicators investigated were greenhouse gas emissions, food biodiversity, land use, exposure to pesticides or organic food consumption, and the EAT-Lancet diet. One study reported a sustainability index that combined multiple sustainability indicators. A modest inverse association between higher adherence to sustainable diets and cancer incidence or cancer mortality was observed in most studies. While sustainable diets may decrease cancer risk or mortality, the reviewed studies were heterogeneous regarding sustainability indicators and cancer outcomes. A common definition of dietary sustainability would facilitate better generalization of future research findings. Also, studies among non-western populations are needed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	742–752
Journal	Current Nutrition Reports
Volume	11
Issue number	4
Early online date	21 Nov 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-022-00442-z
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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Open access funding provided by University of Zurich. This research was partially supported by the WCRF International, grant number IIG_FULL_2021_012.

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© 2022, The Author(s).

Keywords

Cancer
Diet
Mortality
Review
Risk
Sustainability

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Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics

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